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What is the shape of path of mercury planet around the sun?
Mercury has an elliptical orbit, it is also one of the most eccentric orbits of our solar system.
What are the unique features of Mercury?
Mercury isthe innermost planet,it is the smallest planet,it has the most eccentric orbit ,its own axis is the least inclined to the plane of its orbit (around 0.01 degrees).
Does mars orbit the sun in a circle shape?
No. A circle is an unstable shape for an object orbiting another. An orbit is between slightly and very elliptical (egg-shaped). If an object is placed in a circular orbit, the orbit will quickly deteriorate to an elliptical orbit. Added: Mar's elliptical eccentricity is rather above average for a planetary orbit. Not quite as large as Mercury, but large enough.
How long does mercury take to orbit eartrh?
Mercury does not orbit the earth - ever!
What is the orbit for the planet Mercury?
It takes 88 days for mercury to complete an orbit.
What is the shape of mercury's orbit?
Yes. It varies in distance from the sun. At closest it is about 46,000,000 km and at farthest, 69,800,000 km away. It is the most elliptical orbit of the solar system planets, the measure of which is eccentricity. Mercury is 0.205. Zero is a circle higher numbers are more elliptical, with 0.999... as the limit.All planets have elliptical orbits.
Does Venus have the shortest orbit?
Mercury has the shortest orbit.
What is the shape of a planet's orbit and what does it contribute?
The shape of a planet's orbit is elliptical.
What is the shape of the Earth27s orbit?
The shape of earth's orbit is known as an elipse
Does mercury have the largest orbit?
Mercury has the shortest orbit of all the planets because it is the closest planet to the Sun.
What is the orbit distance of mercury?
Mercury's orbit around the sun is approx 364 million km long.
What planet has the smallest orbit how did you arrive at your answer?
Mercury has the smallest orbit. The semimajor axis of Mercury's orbit is about 58 million kilometers, which is the smallest of all of the planets.
